The new design looks like it was made in Microsoft Word.
A new look for rust-lang.org
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Re: A new look for rust-lang.org
#82The beta site is several times slower to load than the old site. https://www.webpagetest.org/result/181130_4K_96804be61480d15... https://www.webpagetest.org/result/181130_FK_8e4d67b49b8d2ea...
Yes, we’ve done zero performance work yet. That comes next. There’s no reason this site can’t be super fast.
Re: A new look for rust-lang.org
#83Rule #1 of useful programming language websites is to have some sample code above the fold. With this design, I'm not sure where I'm even supposed to go to find some. I'm surprised at how decent it looks visually on my phone, despite my disliking the color scheme. But please, you're not selling some amorphous, all-singing, all-dancing enterprise product, you're trying to tell us about a programming language. So tell us about the language.
Re: A new look for rust-lang.org
#84> Please file an issue with any feedback you have! We’re also looking for people with abilities of all kinds to help maintain the site, and especially people with design, CSS, and marketing skills. If you’d like to get involved, please email us!
Just a reminder that if you've got some time to type out a comment in this thread voicing your dissatisfaction you could type that comment out into a Github issue[0] and become a certified open source contributor(tm)!
One of the best things about rust is it's community and it's willingness to change and find better ways to do things.
[0]: https://github.com/rust-lang/beta.rust-lang.org/issues/new/c...
Re: A new look for rust-lang.org
#85I don't see any support for switching human language on the beta site. Having the ability to switch on the page itself helps a lot.
Re: A new look for rust-lang.org
#86I actually like the new website. I think the primary barrier to Rust adoption now is something along the lines of "my organization doesn't use it"—this website is clearly geared toward persuading CTOs or administrators. It's a sign of the strength of the Rust community that they feel they no longer need to persuade developers. It implies that many developers have already heard about and are interested in Rust, but ne…
I also appreciate and like the new site.
I love the use of color, it's very dynamic and "fun", and the typography is nice in my opinion as well. It's more engaging to me, at least.
Re: A new look for rust-lang.org
#87I don't see any support for switching human language on the beta site. Having the ability to switch on the page itself helps a lot.
As we said in the post, that’s because the translations aren’t ready yet. When they are, we’ll make it obvious.
Re: A new look for rust-lang.org
#88I don't see any support for switching human language on the beta site. Having the ability to switch on the page itself helps a lot.
As we said in the post, that’s because the translations aren’t ready yet. When they are, we’ll make it obvious.
Sorry, I must of missed that in the post before looking.
Re: A new look for rust-lang.org
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#90They have a clean, effective website. It has a pleasing look, and mostly it's just what a webpage should be, after all: a document. Text, images, an interactive code editor. Some CSS to make it look pleasing and readable. A navbar at the top. It works, it is pleasing to the eye, it communicates what it what it is meant to communicate and links to 4 important sections of the website. Wait, let's throw all that away an…
> What a complete cock-up.
Ferociously bad doesn't even begin to cover it.
This is a result of Rust attempting to be "social ecosystem" instead of a "useful programming language". Sigh.
If you really wanted to improve the current website, make the "Featuring" bullets actually change the code in the runbox. Now THAT would be impressive so that people can actually see what all the fuss actually looks like.
As for the new site, I'll leave the cosmetics to people far more qualified to judge.
However, as someone who works in embedded and has been tracking Rust, the idea of putting "Embedded" on the front page and trying to advertise Rust as a useful embedded language isn't just laughable--it's dangerous. Rust is so far from useful in embedded that people who try to use it will NEVER come back and they will report to their managers that it shouldn't even be looked at for another 5-10 years.
Until I can sit down with a sparkly new Windows 10 VM, plug my board in via USB, fire of a Windows installer, double-click on a selection dialog for my current evaluation board, watch it crunch and then pop up a Debug windows with an LED blinking, we're not even at the starting line. (Most environments for embedded now are pretty good about this--getting your blinking LED really is the "Hello, World!" equivalent).